whenever my sisters and i are together, you can never expect a decent conversation. yesterday we went to watch eternity at the festival mall and had lunch afterwards. as usual, lianne was in her playful mode making up funny and absurd stories and coming up with wacky ideas that never fails to make zarah & i laugh. even the food that we were eating was not spared, nor the people that were around us. as usual, i was the "dakilang taga-tawa" which is normal for any family gathering.
this is the kind of life that i've been used to, having my family around has made me the person that i am today. thus, i am very happy with the decision that i made in moving to my new company. since i have relocated to alabang, i now have more quality time with my family. i can easily catch up with what's going on with my family on a daily basis, be it a problem that needs my attention or a happy event that requires all of us to be together.
whenever i say family, i do not just pertain to my nuclear family (mom, dad, nanay, bros & sisses) but the whole clan. my cousins and i were brought up by our parents like real brothers & sisters. we share all our triumphs and defeats together, we cry & laugh together through thick & thin. this is what makes me grounded, knowing that they need me & that i need them in every aspect of my life. it makes me proud to see how my little cousins grew up under their older cousin's guidance and how they make us feel young by keeping us updated about the ins & outs.
now we have sam from hannah & mark, who despite the trials that he went through during the first year of his life, never fails to bring us joy whenever we hear a positive development in his condition. then there's sean & rhian from nan & raissa whom we seldom see but still brings us happiness whenever we see them.
i could just go on & on and rave about my family, but i have to stop. of course i have 30 yrs of my life with them and i bet the disk space alloted by multiply for me would not be enough =) i'm just writing this down to tell my family that i have never thanked you enough for the happy memories that you've given me that's more than enough to last me a lifetime to be happy... so nostalgic noh... but seriously although we've been through rough times i really appreciate having this kind of family around me, you keep me sane in this chaotic world, you make me realize how beautiful my life is with your own woes and you make me happy during the saddest and darkest days of my life. thank you & i love you all... parang artista ano?
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